Amended service to / from Heathrow Airport / Reading on Sunday 7 April 

Route(s) affected

Elizabeth line between Abbey Wood / Shenfield / London Paddington and Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 / Reading

Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Reading

Heathrow Express between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5

Description

Engineering work is taking place between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway, closing various lines.

Elizabeth line:

Before 06:35:

No trains will run to / from / via London Paddington.

Between 06:35 and 07:40:

Trains will not run between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway. You can use London Underground services between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway to connect with the train.

After 07:40:

Services will run between Reading / Heathrow and London Paddington High Level, and will run to an amended service.

Trains between Abbey Wood and Maidenhead will run between Abbey Wood and London Paddington only.

An amended service will run between London Paddington and Heathrow / Reading, with a reduced service at many stations.

Great Western Railway:

The 06:20 Reading to London Paddington service will to an amended timetable throughout.

The 06:38 London Paddington to Reading service will start from Slough. An earlier replacement bus will depart from London Paddington (fast) to Slough. Customers from stations Ealing Broadway to Langley to travel by later services.

After this, trains running to / from London Paddington will be retimed to run earlier or later than usual. Trains that usually run between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway will run between Reading and Didcot Parkway only. Some trains will make additional calls at Slough, Maidenhead and Twyford to allow for travel to / from these stations.

Heathrow Express:

Services will start up later than normal. For much of the day trains will operate at a reduced frequency (every 30 minutes).

FROM LONDON PADDINGTON TO HEATHROW TERMINAL 5:

First train 07:40, then every 15 mins until 08:40, then 08:52, 09:10, 09:22, 09:52 and every 30 mins until 20:22, 20:55, 21:22, 21:52, 22:22, 22:55, 23:10, 23:25.

FROM HEATHROW TERMINAL 5 TO LONDON PADDINGTON:

First train 07:27, then every 15 mins until 09:27 and every 30 mins until 22:57, 23:12, 23:27, 23:42, 23:57.

Check before you travel:

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